
Macro photography has been always my passion. And the motto used to be "closer and closer" when it comes to macro.
But these days, my philosophy has changed...
1. 1:1 macro is just too hard to do. It normally involves harming the insect in certain ways to make them stand still.
2. The look of macro photography to its cichlid texture lack a background to compliment the subject. It is usually a nicer thing to know its habitat.
3. Close up focus to 1:2 gives a bit of variation for a macro photographer to gauge the composition rule rather than finding a parallel 2D plane for any insect all the time.
This lens is best used with available light but I got lazy with a head on flash on the insect.
This is not a coach roach!